Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 15, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 1 0
Loretta 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 2 2 0
Lee lf 4 1 2 0
Tejada ss 3 0 1 1
Blum 3b 4 0 1 1
Pence rf 3 0 0 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Chacon p 3 0 1 0
  Erstad ph 1 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Werth cf 4 0 1 0
Ruiz c 3 0 0 0
  Snelling ph 1 1 1 1
Utley 2b 3 1 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 1 1 2
Jenkins rf 4 1 0 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 3 1
Bruntlett ss 2 0 1 0
Eaton p 1 0 0 0
  Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Seanez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Houston 100 002 000390
Philadelphia 000 000 004471
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Chacon   8.0 4 0 0 2 5
  Valverde  L(2-1) 0.1 3 4 3 0 2
Totals
8.1
3
4
3
0
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton   6.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Durbin   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Seanez  W(1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
0

  E–Werth (1).  DP–Houston 2. Blum-Loretta-Berkman, Loretta-Berkman, Philadelphia 1. Bruntlett-Utley-Howard.  PB–Ausmus (2).  2B–Philadelphia Feliz (2,off Valverde).  HR–Philadelphia Snelling (1,9th inning off Valverde 0 on 0 out); Burrell (5,9th inning off Valverde 1 on 1 out).  SF–Pence (1,off Eaton).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Utley (4,by Valverde).  Team–5.  SB–Bourn (7,2nd base off Seanez/Ruiz); Bruntlett (1,2nd base off Chacon/Ausmus).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:36.  A–34,609.
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